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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	-	2009	present	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	-	2009	present	A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	-	2009	present	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2009	present	A1

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Terhiyn Tsagaan Nuur	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	6,110	protected area overlaps with site	6,110
Khorgo Terkh Zagaan nuur	National Conservation Parks	77,267	protected area overlaps with site	26,800

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Forest		-
Grassland	Steppe	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/16345 on 28/05/2023.